The L&D Career Club Podcast

Ever wondered how a facilitator can transform an organization's culture? In today's episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast, I'm joined by the Founder of the School of Facilitatin, Kirsty Lewis as we unravel the art of facilitation in leadership. We're unpacking: 👥 The unique dance between training, facilitation, and coaching 🧊 The 'iceberg model' in facilitation - what's beneath the surface...

Have you been thinking about making a lateral move in your L&D career? In today's episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast, I help you look beyond job titles and identify if making a lateral move is the right decision for you! We're deep diving into all of the different considerations including: 💡Thinking beyond job titles and salaries and aligning career objectives with job responsibilitie...

Tired of sifting through advice to try and stand out in your L&D job search? In today's episode of The L&D Career Club I'm sharing FIVE ways you can start to create an intentional shift in your strategy to ACTUALLY stand out in your job search. We're talking practical steps you can apply today including: 👉 Whether or not you should make your resume "ATS friendly" and what that *actually m...

  Ever wondered how the art of copywriting can revolutionize Learning & Development? 🤔   In our latest episode, we dive into the transformative power of copywriting and content marketing within the L&D sphere! Join Sarah and Gary as they explore: 📝 The Crucial Role of Copywriting in L&D: Discover how compelling writing can elevate your L&D initiatives, making your content more di...

Ready to launch into your new L&D role in 2024 but are soooo over setting a SMART goal to do it? I've always been iffy on using SMART goals as a way to set career goals, and inside today's episode of The L&D Career Club, I'm giving you a whole new strategy to make sure you are creating goals you have power over achieving! 🔋 Today we're focusing on: 👉 Why SMART goals don't work when it co...

Are you ready to find, land, love, and THRIVE in the L&D career of your dreams in 2024? 🎉 If so, we've upleveled The L&D Career Club Membership to be the official home for purpose-driven people looking to make big waves in their L&D career in 2024! Inside today's episode of The L&D Career Club podcast, I'm sharing about our upgraded membership including: 👉 The upcoming programs f...

  Are you still clinging to outdated career strategies as we move into 2024? In today's episode of The L&D Career Club, we are focusing on how to be 'out with the old' and 'in with the aligned' when it comes to finding and landing your dream L&D role in 2024. In our second-to-last episode of the year we cover: 🔄 Why traditional job title-focused approaches are limiting your career potenti...

  Are You Harnessing the Power of Neuroscience in Your L&D Strategies? Ever pondered how understanding the brain can revolutionize learning and development? 🧠 Tune into our enlightening episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast, where we delve into the fascinating world of neuroscience and its practical applications in L&D. Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll learn: 🔍 Neuroscience Meets...

🚀 Are you tapping into the full potential of Q4 for your L&D career? In the latest episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast, we debunk some common myths about the job market and provide insights for L&D professionals looking to land their new role soon. We're diving into: 📈 The surprising truth about job opportunities in Q4 - they're abundant, not scarce! 🔍 Key skills employers are ea...

Feeling the pressure in your job search? You're not alone. In our latest deep dive, we confront the all-too-common issue of desperation in the job hunt. Here's what we're unpacking: 🔄 The 'Desperation Cycle': How it starts and why it's hard to break 🚫 The risks of the 'spray and pray' approach in job applications 🔍 Identifying and avoiding toxic work environments 💡 The power of mindset in over...

  Ever felt like you're on a never-ending treadmill of job applications, getting nowhere?   In today's episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast, we're diving into the "Vicious Application Cycle" and how to break free for a more fulfilling career path. Join us as we explore: 🔄 The trap of the vicious application cycle and why applying to every job isn't the answer 💡 How understanding your true...

In our latest episode, I sit down with the incredible Matthew Daniel, a luminary in talent strategy and career development at Guild, to unpack his rich journey within L&D. Here's what you'll gain from tuning in: 1️⃣ Career Trajectory Insights: Discover Matthew's evolution from retail assistant to a champion of career mobility, and get inspired by the strategic pivots that can lead to personal...

In this solo episode of the L&D Career Club Podcast, I'm getting personal about the career change conundrum. We're all about upgrading our skills and pivoting our paths, but what about our mindset? Join me as I unpack my playful yet practical four-part process to reprogramming the way we think about career transitions in the L&D world. What's in store for you? Let's break it down: Recommit...

Dive into this week's L&D Career Club Podcast episode as we sit down with the incredible Dr. Keith Keating! From dropping out of high school to ascending the ranks as a Chief Learning Officer, Keith's story is nothing short of inspirational. Together with our host Sarah, they dive into the world of learning and development, exchanging personal tales, and offering golden nuggets of wisdom. 🌟 T...

Do you have a specific idea about what "type" of boss you want next? Are you finding yourself thinking about the last great boss you had and wanting your next boss to fill those shoes? If so...I invite you to rethink what you know about the best boss for you on today's episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast! Today we're talking about one of my favorite topics -- boss shopping! I'm covering: Th...

Honestly...I'm sick and tired of reading posts on here that say "The only way to land a new job is to____." Repeat after me...there is no one "RIGHT" way to land your next role, and if your strategy is nothing more than a Frankenstein approach of piecemeal advice from dozens of other people, today's L&D Career Club Podcast episode is for you! Today I dive into: 4️⃣ The 4 areas to look at when...

Get ready to set fire 🔥 to all your blank notebooks you plan to take with you to your next new job because I've got Jessica Rivera on The L&D Career Club Podcast today, and she's schooling us on how we can set OURSELVES up for success in our brand new roles. 💥   In today's episode (which is a longy, but a goodie) we tear apart outdated ways of looking at onboarding and step into a modern onb...

Have you ever hopped on a networking call and completely froze when asked "so, tell me about yourself?" Do you blank in a group setting when everyone's going around and introducing themselves quickly and you don't know what to say to stand out? Does your elevator pitch end with something along the lines of "sooooo yeah...that's me?" If ANY (or all) of those rang true for you, today's episode of Th...

If you've been treating your L&D network like Supermarket Sweep -- aka just adding connections left and right trying to play the quantity game, I invite you to put down the giant cheese wheel and start setting some networking goals to build an L&D network that *actually* works for you!  In today's episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast, I share: 🧠 The mindset shift you need to start m...

Raise your hand if your job search strategy is feeling more chaotic than aligned these days. 🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♂️🙋🏼‍♀️ In today's episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast, I walk you through the 4 parts of creating a job search strategy that FEELS just as good as it WORKS!  Get ready for an episode full of activities where I walk you through: 🧠 The type of mindset you need to embody to create a str...

Is your L&D resume due for a little makeover? If it's not helping you land the interviews you want, it may be time for a resume glow up, and in this episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast, I'm sharing a few tips you can use TODAY to give your resume a mini-audit.  In this episode I'm peeling back the curtain and sharing: 🧠 The mindset shift you have to make when approaching designing (or...

WOW! What an epic week full of L&D career building, knowledge sharing, and community. Today, I'm sharing my top 5 personal takeaways from L&D Career Summer Camp and how I'll be implementing them in the coming weeks!   Join the L&D Career Club: https://www.theovernighttrainer.com/ldcc

If you've ever wondered how to find (or become) a mentor in the L&D field, look no further than the mentor of all mentors, Chris Skees! Chris is a Learning Product Manager at Cisco Meraki, and also just so happens to be our in-house mentor for The L&D Career Club. 🎉 Having taken a more non-traditional path to (and through) L&D, Chris knows first-hand the power of being mentored, and b...

Oooooh, someone help me off this soap box because today's episode of The L&D Career Club Podcast is 🌶🌶🌶. After seeing dozens of posts this past week from job seekers and advice givers, it made me realize that SO many people are still operating like it's the job market of 2021 by: ❌ Choosing 1 or 2 roles and just sticking with it ❌ Tailoring their resume for every single job they apply for ❌...

Screener calls? Hiring Manager interview? Panels? Presentations? Meeting with the VP? ... Interviewing for that next L&D role can be INTENSE!  But don't worry, I've got a strategy to help you cut your prep time by 90% and I'm sharing part of it in today's L&D Career Club Podcast episode! I'm taking you on an interview adventure and walking you through: 🖐 The 5 different types of L&D interviews you...